Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Climate Change

Worrisome atmospheric CO2

Several weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US reported that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) surpassed a notable milestone....

Michael Simire - May 30, 2013

TV Reports

Video: Cremation in Africa

admin - May 28, 2013

Climate Change

‘Ibadan Declaration’ demands emission cuts

The civil society in Nigeria has said that, in line with the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

Climate Change

Ambition, selfishness and climate action

Humanity’s fossil addiction will be the climate hangman unless we quickly wean ourselves off them and take a new energy trajectory. We make this...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

Renewable Energy

CLEAN emerges, makes case for clean cookstoves

Lead Ambassador of the Clean Energy Ambassadors Network (CLEAN), Mrs. Ajoke Murtala Muhammed, has described clean cooking solutions are those technologies, fuels, equipment and...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

Human Settlement

Should fallen tree that killed 40 be destroyed?

If officials of the Department of Forestry in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in Imo State, Nigeria, were to have their way, the ancient tree that...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

Sustainable Devpt

World’s greenest building and Nigeria’s challenges

The Bullitt Center is a commercial office building at the northern edge of the Central District neighborhood, near Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA. It was officially opened on Earth Day,...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

Sustainable Devpt

NCF commends, advices govt on Great Green Wall project

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for releasing N10 billion for the commencement of the implementation of the...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2013

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